Edward Kieswetter, who has been at the helm of Sars for only two months, has set up a focused revenue recovery campaign in a bid to, as far as possible, achieve the revenue estimate of R1.422-trillion for this fiscal year.
In a briefing to the committee on Thursday, Kieswetter said the revenue recovery campaign would identify revenue leakage; identify and pursue delinquent taxpayers and practitioners; and address compliance. Kieswetter firmly rejects the idea of clandestine surveillance by Sars. “Nothing we do can be clandestine. Everything must be above board.”
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